New-York tribune., 1887-11-22
MARLBOROUGH DENIES ALL
he aNswERs TO CHARGES OF LIBEL.


HE ANSWERS TO CHARGES OF LIBEL
I'm NUcH DISCUSSED MEMORANDUM" BROUGHT
uP-rHE DUKgs OPINION or rRn PRESS
M suswer Of the Duhe Of Marlborough to the csm-
STUNT Of Davissn DalxeI IN Ma suit for dam
agss sss alleged libel which served upon the plain
tirs lawyers yesterday, is as foilsws;
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Dess journalist has always maintained Essd nane
3 That Ss has no in.wlsae. or ntormat.a sufficient
iom belief g to whether ts plaintiff Ia. aiwsys
Is friends e or among other worthy citixenS
xsa s%i ws The
charged n the publication rsferred to tss complaints
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personally with said forgery aud denies that the alleged
. further defence defendant alleges siat he wrs;e
letter. ts-wt, the following:
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WIZ w ~'''-e ~ MARLBOROUGH.
And that said letter published with some verbal
Inaccuracies In The Heratd
THE BASIS OF THE SUIT.
Tho defendant believes that this letter crs the
Of the cause action alleged herein That the sa'a mp
posed hbsllous matter referred to In the eompaa'
true Of said ewspaper Truh And defendant mere
p.peats and rensws his "frst defence above stated
That on about September i5 1887. there was pnb'
nshed in the said newspaper called Truth the following
letter. purportSg to be written asd signed oy ths DC
NHw,c.-; ss.tsmser II; 1857;
t,ndpsss IN placing the Of Truth at disposal
really VIZ. siys%n a ana
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had iuly made ap my mind e srsa, wian
sss which aDpesrsd
Asricm paps,s cver nv % @ J" pas va % Without
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Yours truly MARLBOROUGH.
WHO WROTE THs sO-CAJrED MEMORANDUM ~
That defendant wrote signed said letter lastly
above forth and authorized the writing or
sisnng or publication theraof aud saw or heard
of until after its publication as aforesaid
and alleges that epnisns and conduct Of
this Defendant were misrelresentsd BY said letter .
the Of ssa later lastly
aided abctted ~ connve at by sopo per.
safic,ent + central Of the eoiam.s q ...d
new wspapeF truth to procure sad punncaueu
n alleges on Information and belief that sail Pers:n
aforesaid knew. at the time Of said publication that sas
alleged letter was false and forgery.
ADDITIONAL POINTS IN THE DEFENCE.
And for further. separate and third defence to tho
complaint, and ia mitigation of any damages to which
the plaintiff might appear entitled by reason
Of the pn nbca;on said supposed bsOns matter this
defendant repeats aud renews all and Singular the
matters contained In the sscoud dcfence herein and
denis nat nv
any danags whateversr was brought Into any
ecandal nfamy. disgrace except such as may 1xnt
fnIy attach him by OF his connection with the
sald newspaper 1rhu
And for separate fourth defence to the csmplant
and in mitigation OF any damages 10 whicn paintIn
might entitled by reason OF the puonca
ton said supposed lib llous matter. tas ucIendahs
pesed nbesus matter. referred thccsmplain the
genera, character Of the said newspaper F"m was
bad.
And for a further, separate and nth defence 70 the
complaint and in MITIGATION Of any damages to whlcn
plan iii might otherwise entitled by reason OF tne
publication of the said supposed ltbelous matter deen
snt alleges that this defendant was induced oy ~ tne
facts set up In the fvregOBg desness numbered from
oue to ncusveI believe the charge made anu 70
write the said supposed lbellous letter.
Wnsrefsre defendant demands uds ment tnat the COIL
lsignedl SAUNDERs. WEBB As.p woncrsTsn
Defendants Attorneys.
Office aud postonice address. 40 Broadway New-forK
State OF New-York City and County Of New-York IS:
George Charles Spencer Churchill. Duke OF Mariner
oug dny that ne 10 the defendant IN
this actoI; that the foregoing answer Is true 70 MS
kDowlsdye except therein stated to be
alleged on information and belief and that to those
istspedj MARLBOROUGH.